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1///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: wx/snglinst.h
3// Purpose: wxSingleInstanceChecker can be used to restrict the number of
4// simultaneously running copies of a program to one
5// Author: Vadim Zeitlin
6// Modified by:
7// Created: 08.06.01
8// RCS-ID: $Id$
9// Copyright: (c) 2001 Vadim Zeitlin <zeitlin@dptmaths.ens-cachan.fr>
65571936 10// Licence: wxWindows licence
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11///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
12
13#ifndef _WX_SNGLINST_H_
14#define _WX_SNGLINST_H_
15
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16#if wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER
17
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18#include "wx/app.h"
19#include "wx/utils.h"
20
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21// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
22// wxSingleInstanceChecker
23// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
24
bddd7a8d 25class WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE wxSingleInstanceChecker
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26{
27public:
28 // default ctor, use Create() after it
29 wxSingleInstanceChecker() { Init(); }
30
31 // like Create() but no error checking (dangerous!)
32 wxSingleInstanceChecker(const wxString& name,
33 const wxString& path = wxEmptyString)
34 {
35 Init();
36 Create(name, path);
37 }
38
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39 // notice that calling Create() is optional now, if you don't do it before
40 // calling IsAnotherRunning(), CreateDefault() is used automatically
41 //
42 // name it is used as the mutex name under Win32 and the lock file name
43 // under Unix so it should be as unique as possible and must be non-empty
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44 //
45 // path is optional and is ignored under Win32 and used as the directory to
46 // create the lock file in under Unix (default is wxGetHomeDir())
47 //
d775fa82 48 // returns false if initialization failed, it doesn't mean that another
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49 // instance is running - use IsAnotherRunning() to check it
50 bool Create(const wxString& name, const wxString& path = wxEmptyString);
51
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52 // use the default name, which is a combination of wxTheApp->GetAppName()
53 // and wxGetUserId() for mutex/lock file
54 //
55 // this is called implicitly by IsAnotherRunning() if the checker hadn't
56 // been created until then
57 bool CreateDefault()
58 {
59 wxCHECK_MSG( wxTheApp, false, "must have application instance" );
60 return Create(wxTheApp->GetAppName() + '-' + wxGetUserId());
61 }
62
68a602fc 63 // is another copy of this program already running?
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64 bool IsAnotherRunning() const
65 {
66 if ( !m_impl )
67 {
68 if ( !const_cast<wxSingleInstanceChecker *>(this)->CreateDefault() )
69 {
70 // if creation failed, return false as it's better to not
71 // prevent this instance from starting up if there is an error
72 return false;
73 }
74 }
75
76 return DoIsAnotherRunning();
77 }
04354c1d 78
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79 // dtor is not virtual, this class is not meant to be used polymorphically
80 ~wxSingleInstanceChecker();
81
82private:
83 // common part of all ctors
84 void Init() { m_impl = NULL; }
85
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86 // do check if another instance is running, called only if m_impl != NULL
87 bool DoIsAnotherRunning() const;
88
68a602fc 89 // the implementation details (platform specific)
b5dbe15d 90 class WXDLLIMPEXP_FWD_BASE wxSingleInstanceCheckerImpl *m_impl;
22f3361e 91
c0c133e1 92 wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxSingleInstanceChecker);
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93};
94
95#endif // wxUSE_SNGLINST_CHECKER
96
97#endif // _WX_SNGLINST_H_